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Ontario Superior Court rules GotSkill? terminals constitute gambling

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An Ontario Superior Court judge ruled that GotSkill? terminals constitute gambling under provincial law, reportedly, siding with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. The ruling found the games involved a combination of skill and chance despite changes made by manufacturer SBG-Skill Based Games Inc. The AGCO had already directed liquor-licensed venues to remove the machines.

The ruling classifies GotSkill? terminals as gambling under provincial law, backing the AGCO’s removal direction for liquor-licensed venues.

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